The Companys other long-term liabilities consist of the
following (in thousands):

FISCAL YEAR ENDED

Oct 1, 2006

Oct 2, 2005

Deferred rent

$

203,903

$

166,182

Asset retirement obligations

34,271



Minority interest

10,739

11,153

Other

13,944

16,230

Total

$

262,857

$

193,565

The deferred rent liabilities as of October 1, 2006 and
October 2, 2005, represent amounts for tenant improvement
allowances, rent escalation clauses and rent holidays related to
certain operating leases. The Company amortizes deferred rent
over the terms of the leases as reductions to rent expense on
the consolidated statements of earnings.

Asset retirement liabilities represent the estimated fair value
of the Companys future costs of removing leasehold
improvements at the termination of leases related to certain of
its leased stores and administrative facilities. The Company
adopted this new accounting requirement on the last day of
fiscal 2006, as discussed in more detail in Note 1.

For operations accounted for under the consolidation method, but
in which Starbucks owns less than 100% of the equity interests,
long-term liabilities are maintained for the collective
ownership interests of minority shareholders. As of
October 1, 2006 and October 2, 2005, Starbucks had
less than 100% ownership in Coffee Concepts (Southern China)
Ltd. as well as in Chengdu Starbucks Coffee Company Limited and
Urban Coffee Opportunities, LLC.

The other remaining long-term liabilities generally include
obligations to be settled or paid for one year beyond each
respective fiscal year end, for items such as hedging
instruments, guarantees (see Note 18), donation commitments
and the long-term portion of capital lease obligations.